A new Argentine could arrive in the Premier League in the next few hours. Is about Enzo Barrenecheafootballer of the Juventus of Italy, which is very close to joining the Aston Villa and be a companion Emiliano Draw Martinez.
The midfielder of 23 yearswhich emerged from the lower divisions of Newell’s Old Boys and was sold in 2019 without having debuted in the Leprosywould be part of an operation between the Villains and the Old Signora which would include two other players and a significant sum of money.
The Turin team reached a beginning of understanding with the English club and would put on the table around 25 million euros plus the passes from the Argentine and the forward Samuel Iling-Juniorin exchange for the Brazilian Douglas Luizwho is currently in the United States to compete in the Copa América with the Yellowgreen.
“The agreement is imminent”noted the journalist Fabrizio Romanowho added that Juventus will be left with a 10% capital gain in case of a future sale of Barrenechea.
Thus, the leaders of both clubs are finalizing details and aiming to seal the transfer before June 30 to comply with the fair play financial. Meanwhile, the Rosario team remains expectant, since it would pocket 2% of the total through a solidarity mechanism.
It is worth remembering that in the midst of the negotiations that have been taking place for several days, the name of another Argentine had been considered, Matías Soulé, as one of the possibilities to enter the operation. However, Juventus refused to give up the attacker from Mar del Plata and also the American. Weston McKennieanother of the footballers in whom the English showed interest.
Born in Villa María, Córdoba, Barrenechea He started in football in Sarmiento’s baby before joining Newell’s, where he had the pleasure of being youth champion in 2015 when he was a member of the Novena and was one of the figures.
During his time as a youth player, he played for the Argentine national team.. He was even part of the squad that won the title in the 2018 L’Alcúdia Tournament, without much of a protagonist due to his young age. That same year he signed his first professional contract that united him with the Leprosy until 2022.
However, in mid-2019, when he was 17 years old, he crossed the Atlantic to fulfill his dream of playing in the Old continent. Sion of Switzerland bought him for a figure that was around 3,300,000 euros. Shortly after, the young man moved to the Juventus youth team. A serious injury in May 2021 sidelined him from the courts: he tore the cruciate ligament in his knee and returned to play almost ten months later.
The young man made his debut with the black and white shirt in nothing less than a Champions League match, against Paris Saint Germain, on November 2, 2022. Coach Massimiliano Allegri began giving him minutes and he made his debut in Serie A on November 28. February 2023.
Last season he was on loan at Frosinone, where he shared a team with Soulé. There he played 44 games in which he earned one goal and one assist.
